Day Five Roundup

30.07.2012

U18 WOMEN DIVISION B

The First Round at the U18 European Championship Women Division B came to a close on Monday with eight teams advancing to the next phase and keeping intact their hopes of earning promotion to Division A.

Bulgaria, Portugal, Hungary and Denmark will battle it out in Second Round Group E while Germany,Belarus, England and Lithuania make up Group F.

The top two teams from each Second Round group clinch a place in the Semi-Finals while the bottom two will play classification games for 5th to 8th place.

FINAL DAY OF THE FIRST ROUND

On Monday, Portugal won for the third time in as many games in Strumica.

Mariyana Kostourkova's side were triumphant in their Group A game against Israel, 70-40.

Laura Ferreira had 20 points, nine rebounds and five steals for the Portuguese, who trailed 17-10 after the opening frame but hit back for a 31-24 advantage at half-time.

Portugal outscored Israel in the second half, 39-16.

Also in Group A, Hungary romped to a 69-44 victory over Austria to clinch second place and a spot in the next round.